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Hennessy 5260 May 2020
So you pull my heart strings
To and fro
Like a swing set
Sweet coated lies

Meaningless apologies
Handkerchief to my tears
Manipulate me
Like a puppet

I'm a slave to these emotions
Trick me to believe
These red flags
are just false alarms
Dave Robertson May 2020
The words we say to you
aren’t strictly true
as much as they do
what we want them to

shaped and spun
with hidden gears
so when they reach ears they fit
K-chick!
neatly settling
without drawing attention
to the shabbiness
and moth holes

Look here my good man!

Hand shadows dancing
on a bright screen
hiding meaning
in dumb show gestures
of duck quacks and rabbit concerns

In Oz, the wizard’s heart came good,
behind our curtain
you’ll just find avarice
and certainty
that a brief, gout ridden future
means more to us than you
Nyakisa Beth May 2020
In the beginning it's all a dream
A dream where all of us are numbers
Number one
Number two
Number three

But then all of a sudden the arithmetic
Comes in, numbers that were "equal" now become "more equal"
Greater than comes in lesser than  comes in ,the equality that was unity yesterday becomes a boundary between the numbers.

Moreso the unknowns on the other side of the equal sign.
Some are on left, some are on right.
far from over on the other side of the equal signs there is (x) and (y) all unknown to the other side of the equal signs
Oh no some numbers become determinant(s)of (x)(y)
The slash sign of Power  separates the numerator and denominator  


Mockery at it's peak ;the equal signs are replaced by greater than or less than.
As if that is not enough
In the second method improper fractions emerge as former numbers become decimals
Graphs of anarchy, imperialism, dictatorship and religious annihilation scatter across the x~axis of humanity and y~axis of ideology

Third method
Proud Rounding up/off begins
Continental Arch's mark the trajectory of division along lines
Shapes of character finally emerge
Assume the value of (x) is that "all this is a dream"
Syntax error; this is no dream

This is reality and remains relevant today
Pure maths is yours dear mathematician!
This cry of anguish is rooted to the cat rat relation with my mathematics teachers ;even when mathematics wasn't my cup of tea it still delivers the painful truth we all know and continues to remain relevant in a modern society that boasts of equality and democracy
Dave Robertson May 2020
To peddle-spread hateful ideas
for those ignorant, well shaped ears,
I’ll give my soul and principles

I get paid
if I write about interest rates
or incite racial hatred,
means the same to me

the same commute,
the same sheets and pillow
the same hollow darkness
that saw me lost

I get one chance in fat font
to grab the weary and scared
so I’ve gotta make it count

Where’s the sweet spot
that I can tap with a
keyboard shaped geology hammer
and bust out the fossilised feelings?

My skill is to polish and shine
‘til their thoughts are mine
to sell with ill intentions
and a voucher for money off a burger
M Solav May 2020
You want to be manipulated,
you like it this way,
to be robbed from your agency,
to be imprisoned deliberately.

And in the sandbox play as you will,
With known constraints
And known space to fill.

You want it altered just so enough
As to tell things apart,
But to be told where they belong,
Hinted at what’s right or wrong.

And in the new stuff find exhilaration ,
But newness is old news;
Just give them the passion.
Written in May 2020.


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A May 2020
Men will never feel how much heartache your sisters can bring to you. They will never know how much hope and despair that can fit into your softly chosen words, the ones you balanced on knife edges to find. They will never have to turn themselves inside out in order to do so, they will never even have to find them. And they will never grasp how fully your life can stop as she refuses to look you in the eyes.

Men will never have to learn the sinking feeling of emptiness as you realize you couldn't help after all. Not this time either. And they will never experience how much this will break your heart.

No, men will never understand the true meaning of the ultimate words "I've just talked to him and he's really sorry. We're gonna try again".
A May 2020
You said you loved me
and I believed you
You said we can talk
Then took no notice of me.
You said you cared
I was convinced.

And I thought I could treat your pain
But it turned out to just be attention
and depravity
and manipulation
and deceit

Maybe I’m just naïve,
Because I trusted you.
I’ve let people ***** me over all the time. I never realise because I’ve always looked for the good in other people.
IMCQ Apr 2020
Fiendish wires driven deep into the mind.
Subsisting on the chaos it compels unto others.
Craving lechery and deference.
When resisted the coils tighten.
Its weighted vines make it difficult to stand.
I know what it fears,
We are the same.
The threads are not mine.
If I controlled the them I'd do the same.
We are puppeteers.
I see the treasure he holds, how he abuses it.
Run away.
Big Virge Apr 2020
I Believe It’s A Saying With …. “ African Roots “ …. ???
The Saying Is This Man … “ WHO BORN YOU !?! “...

To THINK You Can DICTATE...
The Things I Choose To Say … ?!?
When People … Act The FOOL … !!!!!

If You’re A **** …
Keep Taking … “ Juk’ “ … !!!!!

But DON’T EVER Think … !!!
I’m A Cat Whose … “ SHOOK “ …

I Ain’t Into Guns … !!!
But Am NOT A … “ SHOOK ONE “ … !!!!!

This AIN'T 8 Mile Or A Mobb Deep Style …
I Deal In Straight Talking NOT Chicken Head Squawking … !!!

STOP Acting Like You Know …
How This Brother Should Roll … !!!

My Movements AREN’T For YOU … !!!
To Think I’m Needing School … !!!!!

I Know You AIN'T Steve Hawking...
The Fact That You Are … “ Walking “ …

Does Not Make You IMPORTANT In Choices That I MAKE … !!!
Sometimes I Make Mistakes That Prove To Me I BREAK … !!!!!

But To This Point NOT … “ BROKEN “ … !!!
So WATCH What You Be Quoting …
When You See How I’m Rollin’ … !!!!!
And NO … Big Virge AIN’T JOKING … !!!!

Cos’ Certain Vibes You’re Showing …
Prove That You’re NOT … ALL KNOWING … !!!!!

In Fact It’s CLEAR YOUR Movements …
Are NEEDING... MUCH Improvement … !!!!!

While Mine DEFINE How Shrewdness …
STAND FIRM Right Next To Coolness …

But Heads Who Prove They’re FOOLISH …
Are Due To See How … RUDENESS …
I Use To EXPOSE Their LOOSENESS …
Will Prove That They Are... " CLUELESS " … !?!

Yup Just Like Girls Now …
…. “ TOOTHLESS “ …. !!!!!

Because Their Mouths Without A DOUBT …. !!!
Should Not Run Talk That Hits A Fork …
But Has No Route Like A Knocked Out Tooth … !!!!!

So My Question AGAIN … !!!!!
Is … “ WHO BORN YOU … !?! “

To Think That Your Nonsense...
Is Something I Should Use … ?!?
When I’ve Been Upset By THE FOOLS...
You Choose To See As Being... " GOOD " …

I Am... MY OWN MAN … !!!

With My Own **** Plan For POOR Workman... !!!!!
If It Doesn’t Work Then I Do Believe...
I’ll Be The One To Feel The HURT … !!!!!

DON'T PLAY That You’re Caring...
If You’re Just Preparing …  

To Let Your FEAR … RULE YOU … !!!!!!!
Why Would You Choose To Make That Move … ?!?

Oh … “I shouldn’t do this, and I shouldn’t, do that !” ...

When The Moves YOU Make …
Seem To Leave You … “TRAPPED” …
In A HAZY Maze of Life's Malaise ….
I Don’t Believe That I’m Living THAT WAY … !!!

It’s My Belief That You Just Can’t Run Away …
From Saying What You NEED TO SAY …
And Telling People... STRAIGHT … !!!!!

When They Have YES... MESSED UP … !!!!
They Don’t Like It … TOUGH … !!!!!!!!!!!

If You Try To Play … “ NICE ” …
With People Who’ve LIED … !!!!!

It’s Clear Why I Write This Here Next Line …

...... “ You’ll Pay A Price “...... !!!

Look Around Today Would You Really Say …
That People These Days Deal In Fair Play … ?!?

And UPHOLDING...
A... RIGHTEOUS Vein … ???

If It Is For You...
Then I Say... COOL … !!!

But DON'T EVER Tell Me …
The Things I SHOULD...
Or … Should NOT Do … !!!!!

If My Asking For HELP Is TOO MUCH Well …

REMEMBER YOUR OWN WORDS...
Before They Start To HURT … !!!!!!
DON’T MAKE DUD Claims...
That When ….. DETAILED …..

Proves That YOUR Righteous …
Moves Like Snipers Taught By Vipers … !!!!!!!!!!!

Throwing HISSY Fits...
Because IN TRUTH Your ****** …. !!!!!

YES With YOURSELF …
Because Your WELL’S …
More Like … “ UNWELL “ …

And Like The Flick …
Drags Down To HELL … !!!!!

If It’s ALL ABOUT YOU When Things FALL THROUGH …
Just Do Your Do In The FIRST PLACE … Cool … !!!!!

I’ve Seen Enough NOW … !!!
To Know Heads Turn Round …
When I Start To …. FROWN …. !!!!!

Because My FURROWED Brow …
Means … I DON'T LIKE HOW …
Things Are … “ Going Down “ … !!!!!!

I DON’T Like To Be Clowned …
Or To … HEAR The Sounds … !!!!!
of Words From … “ Mouths “ …
Where Thought’s Been DROWNED … !!!!!

So That’s It FOR NOW … !!!
But Here’s Some LAST Words …

For …
Fast-Mouthed FOOLS … !!!

"Who Is It YOU THINK You’re Talking To ? “ .....
People sometimes, really need to check themselves, when it comes to how, and what they choose to say to people, who they don't really know !
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